History of Sorts

“Perfect Strangers” is a song by the British rock band Deep Purple. It is the title track of their 1984 comeback album Perfect Strangers.

It is one of the few Deep Purple compositions not to feature a guitar solo. Nevertheless, founding band member and guitarist Ritchie Blackmore has called it his favourite Deep Purple song. The lyrics are inspired by the Elric books by Michael Moorcock.

It was used as an entrance theme song by Extreme Championship Wrestling’s Shane Douglas and his on-and-off group, The Triple Threat. Soundalike versions were used for his later runs in World Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.